Opinions and clinical practice of functional movement disorders: a nationwide survey of clinicians in China

BMC Neurology

Table 1 Demographics and overall practice of all respondents

Descriptions	N	%
Gender
Male	206	47.5
Female	228	52.5
Age
25-35y	76	17.5
36-45y	144	33.2
46-55y	172	39.6
56-65y	40	9.2
> 65y	2	0.5
Fellowship training^a
None	186	42.9
1y	89	20.5
2y	20	4.6
≥ 3y	139	32.0
Years of practice in MDs^b
≤ 5y	266	61.3
6-10y	79	18.2
11-15y	38	8.8
16-20y	19	4.4
≥ 21y	32	7.4
Department of hospital
Neurology (General)	322	74.2
Movement Disorders	62	14.3
Others^c	50	11.5
Number of FMD patients seen per month
< 1	134	30.9
1–3	143	32.9
4–6	51	11.8
7–10	13	3.0
> 11	16	3.7
Uncertain	77	17.7
Number of all MD patients seen per month
< 30	234	53.9
30–45	74	17.1
46–60	24	5.5
61–80	10	2.3
> 80	26	6.0
Uncertain	66	15.2
Role or responsibility is in assessing FMD
Provide only a diagnosis	24	5.5
Diagnose and secure expert management	198	45.6
Diagnose and coordinate interdisciplinary long-term management	177	40.8
Diagnose and manage the care personally	35	8.1
Personal preference in taking care of patients with FMD
Very much look forward to	53	12.2
Somewhat look forward to	86	19.8
Neither looking forward to nor dislike	188	43.3
Somewhat dislike	97	22.4
Very much dislike	10	2.3

^aFellowship training: training of the refresher doctors in subspecialty of MDs
^bnumber of years engaged in PD outpatient or predominately engaged in diagnosis and treatment of MDs
^cOther departments (11.5%) included internal medicine (5.0%), psychiatry (3.0%), and rehabilitation or functional neurosurgery (3.5%)

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